Door-hanger



(No Model.)

.J. 0. WANDS.

DOOR HANGER.

No. 441,910. Patented Dec. 2, 1890..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOl-IN CLARK VVANDS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,910, dated December2, 1890.

Application filed August 16,1890. $erial No. 362,227. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CLARK \VANIDS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Roller Doordlangers; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view, Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesection. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the hanger, and Fig. 4 is asectional detail.

This invention relates to certain improvements in door-hangers, moreespecially for cars; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter disclosed.

In the organization of my invention I provide a skeleton-like bracket orhanger A, consisting in the main of parallel horizontal plates Ct Ct,one extended in vertical end portions or arms a a, terminating in asingle plate a having a bolt-receiving opening or passage a Extendingalong the inner side of each plate portion a of the bracket A, at itslower edge, is a continuous undercut recess or channel I), open at itslower side and forming bearings and housings for the aXle of the wheelor roll B, being so adapted as to partially inclose and have contactwith the axles at their ends, and thus prevent lateral movement andconsequently contact of the wheels or rollers themselves with thebracket or hanger. This greatly reduces frictionand wear and pro videsfor the easy-running movement of the Wheel or roller. Upon the innerside of each end-plate portion is a slightly curved or convex lug a soarranged that it will have contact with the lower edge of the track orrail before the flanges of the wheel or roll would leave the top edge ofthe track or rail in event of certain amount of upward movement, toprevent the derailment of the wheel or roller. It is also obvious thatthe wheel or roller can be duplicated for the other end of the bracket,permitting the use of two wheels or rollers, if desired. The end-plateportions a? are also inwardly oifset, as at a permitting the arrangementof the portion connecting with the door so that the latter will standn11- der the wheel.

In applying the bracket or hanger for use its end-plate portions (L2 areinterposed between the siding and batten of the door and held suitablyin place, and the wheel or roller is caused to travel on the track orrail C, the whole being inclosed or protected from the weather by thehousing 0.

It will be observed that the rail is enabled to be set well inward, itbeing secured in place by the bolts (Z, passed through the strip orpiece 6, thence through the siding of the car and the plate f, andfirmly held thereto by nuts and countersunk heads. Vith the rail thusarranged less width of housing is required to inclose the parts.

Meeting or sealing strips or cleats D D are secured, respectively, tothe car and door at their rear edges to exclude the weather at thatpoint.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The door-hanger comprising the skeletonlike bracket having horizontalparallel plates provided with longitudinal channels or recesses in theirlower in ner edges, said channels or recesses being open at their lowersides and adapted to form bearings or housings for the wheel or rolleraxle and partially inclosing and having contact with the ends of thelatter, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN CLARK \VANDS.

Witnesses:

M. L. ANDREWS, T. O. MANIoN.

